Daijiworld Media Network - New Delhi (SR)
New Delhi, Jul 20: Everyone in the Rajya Sabha (Upper House) was surprised on Monday by hearing an unusual demand made by an MP.
Sanjay Raut, Shiv Sena MP requested the Ministry of AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy) to classify chicken and eggs as vegetarian. The lawmaker even asked for a budget of Rs 10,000 crore to conduct research on the subject.
The MP in the upper house said, "Once I had gone to a small village in Nandurbar region. The adivasi people came and served us food. When I asked them, what it was, they said, it was ayurvedic chicken. They also said that they take care of it in such a way that after eating you will get rid of all illness."

He also added that Chaudhary Charan Singh University is conducting research on Ayurvedic eggs.
While placing reasons for considering ‘chicken as ayurvedic food’ fit for the consumption of a vegetarian person, the MP said since the chicken is being fed ayurvedic food, the eggs layed by it can also be considered as ayurvedic.